Hello guys,
Recently a question crossed my mind about bitcointalk.
As we know Bitcoin is pseudo-anonymous , so basically users post their bitcoin address here ; let's take per example "Aveatrex" posted his bitcoin address to receive a payment,unless someone knows "Aveatrex" real identity in real life the payment will be anonymous.
But, if someone knows "Aveatrex" IP, he would know "Aveatrex" identity
The word is "pseudonymous" not "pseudo-anonymous". Common mistake.
so here's my question: How secure BitcoinTalk? I mean it is possible for someone to get my IP from here? And what happens if a government forces BitcoinTalk to leak users IP address?
This is really important for me as I live in a country where Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency is banned/illegal.
PS:This is a serious discussion don't spam your signature.
Government don't have to "force" Bitcointalk to leak user's IP. They just send subpoenas to Admin (Theymos) asking for all the details of the account(s) they're interested in. I believe that's applicable only for ongoing investigations, where the charges have been pressed, not a routine checks, but not sure on that.
In your case, in practice, your local authorities would have to know that you are resident of the country and if they wanted to go after you, they would have to request their US counterparts to get your details from Theymos. That is very unlikely to happen unless you're a big fish.
What I would be more concerned about, is your local law enforcement authorities asking your local Internet Service Providers for the details of all the frequent visitors of BTC/crypto related websites.
Invest in VPN.